Free Income Tax Assistance Free income tax preparation assistance for low-to moderate income individuals, the unemployed, older individuals, and students will be offered again this year at Bluefield State College (BSC).

School of Nursing & Allied Health
The School of Nursing and Allied Health offers degrees in nursing and radiologic technology. Programs offered include: baccalaureate and associate degrees in nursing, baccalaureate in radiologic sciences, and the associate degree in radiologic technology.

The W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business
The School of Business at Bluefield State College offers a variety of programs. Students in the four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration program must complete the requirements of two specializations chosen from: accounting, management, marketing, or computer science.

School of Education
The School of Education offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Elementary Education (K-6) or Early/Middle Education. The program prepares graduates to teach at the Elementary (K-6) grade level and/or the Middle School (5-9) grade level in one of four required areas of specialization: English/Language Arts, Mathematics, General Science, and Social Studies.

School of Engineering Technology & Computer Science
Students graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science are prepared for positions as systems analysts, software designers, network professionals, and webmasters depending on the education path taken.

Bluefield State College
Bluefield State College was established as a black teachers college by an act of the West Virginia Legislature in 1895 and was integrated after 1954. By the 1960's the College had a comprehensive four-year program of teacher education, arts and sciences, and engineering technology. Gradually a variety of two-year technical programs evolved in response to local needs.

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103 General Psychology (3-0-3). An introductory course in the principles of human behavior. It deals with topics such as scientific method in psychology, measurement, learning, development, perception, motivation, personality, abnormal behavior, intelligence and others.

210 Life Span Human Development (3-0-3). The life span covering the prenatal, early childhood, adolescent and adult stages. PR: PSYC 103 or SOCI 210.

290 Topics in Psychology (3-0-3). Formal course in diverse areas of psychology. Course may be repeated for different topics. PR: Consent of instructor. PR: PSYC 103.

300 Introduction to Counseling (3-0-3). An overview of the major theories of counseling as well as practical techniques and information for the counselor-in-training. PR: PSYC 103.

312 The Psychology of Gender and Communication (3-0-3). Explores the bio-psychological origins of tendencies towards different communication styles between genders, such as aggressive tendencies. Investigates how these differences affect interpersonal, work and socio-cultural relationships. Provides specific examples of these tendencies and the problems that can arise, and provides opportunity to explore alternatives which may avoid these problems. PR: PSYC 103 or SOCI 210.

328 Social Psychology (3-0-3). A study and analysis of the effects of social structure upon an individual’s behavior. Social influence on personality development, attitude change, prejudice, crowd behavior, and group dynamics will be emphasized. PR: PSYC 103 or SOCI 210.

329 History of Psychology (3-0-3). A study of the evolution of psychology as an academic science from its roots in physiology and philosophy to current status. This study is focused through the lives of major contributors, their theories, and their influence on psychology. PR: PSYC 103 and 3 additional hours of psychology.

385 Introduction to Biological Psychology (3-0-3). Biological psychology addresses the interplay of behavior and biology with emphasis on relevant research methods and ethics. Neural mechanisms of behavior from development of the brain, sensory and motor systems, and the nervous system are explored anatomically and neurochemically as the core of this course. Brain functions and other biological functions are studied to understand behavior involving perception, learning, appetitive processes, addiction, circadian rhythm, and psychological disorders. Plasticity throughout development and after damage is covered. Case studies make the material relevant. PR: PSYC 103 plus two other psychology courses. BIOL coursework substitutes for PSYC coursework.

401 Theories of Personality (3-0-3). An introduction to the theories of the development, description, dynamics, and determinants of personality with the emphasis on the organization and functioning of personality both adaptive and maladaptive. PR: PSYC 103 and 6 additional hours of psychology.

402 Abnormal Psychology (3-0-3). An experimental and theoretical study of the phenomena of psychopathology, as well as a survey of the methods of clinical diagnosis and therapy. Emphasis is taken within the framework of current diagnostic classification systems. PR: PSYC 103 and 6 additional hours of psychology.

403 Cognitive Psychology (3-0-3). Based on the information processing model, cognitive psychology investigates the functions of mind such as learning and memory, perception, knowledge organization, language acquisition, categorization and dysfunction, problem solving and expertise, intelligence, social cognition, animal intelligence/cognition and the problems of defining and investigating consciousness. PR: PSYC 210.

480 Research Design and Proposal (3-0-3). As a “hands on” course, this course covers all of the basic concepts and practices needed to ask answerable research questions and design a study with faculty guidance. Principles are applied by developing a research design in a small group and technically writing the proposal. Classroom mini experiments promote learning of design, data collection, and organization while directly experiencing the role of the researcher. Qualitative and quantitative research methods and designs are studied by the primary emphasis is on quantitative research. Ethics issues are covered and students are required to complete a National Institute for Health training course in “Protecting Human Research Participants.” The APA writing style will be taught and the outcome is demonstrated in the final research proposal. PR: PSYC 103, PSYC 328, 3 additional PSYC credits and instructor permission. For disciplines outside of PSYC - PSYC 103 and 6 additional focal credits in the primary discipline.

490 Topics in Psychology (3-0-3). Advanced formal course in diverse areas of psychology. Course may be repeated for different topics. PR: Consent of instructor and 6 hours of upper-level psychology courses.

495 Special Topics in Psychology (1-3 hours). Independent research for students who have demonstrated a capacity for responsible work. PR: 9 hours of psychology courses plus permission of instructor and dean.